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Sustainable finance: key themes for regulation and policy in 2023

The year ahead could be dominated by ESG-related regulation and progress on sustainability data initiatives, Michael Hurley writes

International Foundation for Valuing Impacts begins operations

The International Foundation for Valuing Impacts (IFVI) has officially started operations.

PCAF sovereign debt methodology plugs gap in emissions accounting, says Allianz

The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) has published a methodology to help investors in sovereign debt account and report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which Allianz says helps fill a gap for financial institutions.

Basel climate guidance could trigger more conservative capital ratios, central banker says

Climate guidance provided by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) is "good news" for climate analysis and data collection, and could result in more conservative capital ratios for banks, according to a central banker.

IIX raises $50m with 'world first' green & orange bond

The Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) has raised $50 million with what it said is the first 'green and orange' bond, with proceeds targeted to empower women to advance climate action.

Basel Committee provides climate risk guidance for capital requirements

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has published guidance for banks intended to provide a "globally consistent" interpretation of how to integrate climate-related financial risk...

GRI begins 'major update' to biodiversity standard

Global carbon credit registry integration project launched

The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), World Bank and Singapore have launched a open-source project to improve interoperability of global carbon credit registries.

S&P acquires Shades of Green from CICERO

S&P Global has bought second-party opinion (SPO) provider Shades of Green from climate research firm CICERO for an undisclosed sum